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Nottinghamshire

American  
[not-ing-uhm-sheer, -sher, -ham-] / ˈnɒt ɪŋ əmˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -hæm- /
Also Notts

noun

  1. a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2,210 sq. km).


Nottinghamshire British  
/ -ʃə, ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə /

noun

  1.  Notts.  an inland county of central England: generally low-lying, with part of the S Pennines and the remnant of Sherwood Forest in the east. Nottingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Nottingham. Pop (excluding Nottingham): 755 400 (2003 est). Area (excluding Nottingham): 2086 sq km (805 sq miles)

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The 44-year-old was elected in a by-election to the Nottinghamshire seat in 2014 with a majority of 7,400.

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He has represented the Nottinghamshire seat ever since, embracing an identity as a Midlands Man with an "unashamedly provincial" political outlook.

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She came from Sutton in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire and worked in sales.

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Rehan Ahmed was the youngest man to play Test cricket for England when he featured in Pakistan in 2022, while his 17-year-old brother Farhan, an off-spinner rather than leggie like Rehan, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in Britain when taking seven for Nottinghamshire against Surrey in 2024.

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Stoner, who organised a charity boxing event to help cover Trevor's funeral expenses in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, said Trevor's family called him after the event had been held.

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